"West Virginia embracing life at the top"

Just got back from WVU's 66-21 total annihilation of UConn to find this beautiful article from ESPN.com. Ohio State fans probably don't want to read this.

Frankly, no other team this season made a case for No. 1 quite like the Mountaineers did.

If White and his teammates play like they did against Connecticut, the Mountaineers will be playing in a much, much bigger game after New Year's Day. West Virginia led 24-14 at halftime, then exploded for six consecutive touchdowns in the second half to take a 66-14 lead. The Mountaineers ran for a whopping 517 yards against a Huskies defense that had limited eight of its first 11 opponents to fewer than 150 rushing yards.
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If Ohio State fans want to avoid an upset stomach, they might not want to root too hard for Oklahoma to beat No. 2 Kansas or No. 4 Missouri in next week's Big 12 Championship Game in San Antonio. The No. 5 Buckeyes should really save themselves from being embarrassed for the second season in a row.

Ohio State's national title hopes seemed lost when it was beaten by Illinois 28-21 on Nov. 10. Then Oregon, Oklahoma and finally LSU fell while the Buckeyes watched. But Ohio State's chances of winning the BCS title are still fleeting, at best. Even if the Buckeyes use the back door to the Louisiana Superdome by finishing in the top two of final BCS standings, they don't stand a chance against West Virginia.

After Florida ran up and down the field against a better Ohio State team in a 41-14 win in the 2006 BCS championship game, the Mountaineers might actually lap the Buckeyes on the Bayou. The Mountaineers are really that fast.

Think Gators quarterback Tim Tebow can run? White runs better.

Think Florida receiver Percy Harvin is fast? Devine and Slaton are faster. Collectively, no other team in the country has as much speed as the Mountaineers.

The Mountaineers have more at stake than any other team because, right now, no other team in the country is better than West Virginia.

"You've got to get to that game to win it," Rodriguez said. "You can't think about it until you get to the game. If we win the next one, we'll get there."

And the Mountaineers will win it.